Photo assignment...HELP!

I think Im getting my first real photographic assignment. My daughter needs some pictures of a local plants stamping equipment. Shes an editor and photographer for a national stamping journal. She said she would supply me the necessary credentials for the gatekeeper. My thing is architectural not stamping machines. Any ideas? Im thinking of getting photos of the actual machines and some photos of the control boards that run these things. Again, any ideas are appreciated. :shock:

well I'll bet the lighting will be pretty bad, probably florecent so I would take a flash, an off camera flash would be better if you have one of those. Also will you be shooting black and white or color? That'll help us help you a bit more!